Customizable board game with personal photographs and method of playing the same

Abstract

A game apparatus and method of playing a game are disclosed wherein the game provides a customizable and personal gaming experience. The apparatus and method employ personal photographs used to customize a game board's appearance and/or to test the knowledge of the game participants. Players answer questions about the personal photographs and move about the game board in response to correctly answering the questions. The first player or team to reach a finishing point on the game board wins the game.

1 . A method of playing a game, the method comprising:
 selecting a plurality of photographs, the photographs being the property of at least one game leader, game player, or both;   pre-generating answers to questions about each of the selected photographs prior to the start of the board game;   providing a game board and game pieces, the game board including a path with a plurality of game spaces;   presenting photographs to the game's players during game play;   answering questions about the photograph presented to the respective game player;   matching the player's answer to the pre-generated answers;   determining whether the player's answer is correct or incorrect;   rolling a numbered die in response to a correct answer; and   moving the player's game piece along the game path wherein the number of game spaces in a move is designated by the roll of the numbered die.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the steps of selecting a game theme prior to starting the game, the selected photographs corresponding to the selected theme. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising the step of customizing the game board with at least a portion of the selected photographs wherein the step of customizing the game board includes securing photographs to the game board. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of complying with instructions provided in a game space, the step of complying with the game space instructions following the step of moving the player's game piece. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising the steps of furnishing a plurality of game tickets and selecting a game ticket if instructed by the instructions of a game space. 
   
   
       6 . A game apparatus comprising:
 a game board having a game path, the game path comprised of a plurality of game spaces;   a plurality of player pieces;   a plurality of photographs owned by a game leader, game player, or both;   a plurality of answer cards, the answer cards including questions and answers about each photograph;   a question die, the sides of the question die corresponding to the pre-printed questions on the answer card; and   a numbered die.   
   
   
       7 . The game apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of clear plastic sleeves, the plastic sleeves containing one of the plurality of photographs and one of the plurality of answer cards, the one answer card corresponding to the one photograph. 
   
   
       8 . The game apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising a photograph box, the plurality of plastic sleeves being stored in the photograph box during game play. 
   
   
       9 . The game apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the photograph box is collapsible. 
   
   
       10 . The game apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of memory tickets, each of the memory tickets containing instructions to be followed by a game player during game play. 
   
   
       11 . The game apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the question die includes numbered sides corresponding to questions on the plurality of answer cards, the question die and the numbered die being a single die. 
   
   
       12 . A game apparatus comprising:
 a game board having a game path, the game path comprised of a plurality of game spaces;   a plurality of player pieces, the player pieces representing a physical form of transportation; and   a plurality of photographs owned by a game participant, wherein photographs from the plurality of photographs are selectively secured to the game board in order to customize the appearance of the game board.   
   
   
       13 . The game apparatus of  claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of answer cards, the answer cards including questions and answers about each photograph; 
   
   
       14 . The game apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a question die, the sides of the question die corresponding to the pre-printed questions on the answer card; and
 a numbered die.   
   
   
       15 . The game apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of clear plastic sleeves, the plastic sleeves containing one of the plurality of photographs and one of the plurality of answer cards, the one answer card corresponding to the one photograph. 
   
   
       16 . The game apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a photograph box, the plurality of plastic sleeves being stored in the photograph box during game play. 
   
   
       17 . The game apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the photograph box is collapsible. 
   
   
       18 . The game apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of memory tickets, each of the memory tickets containing instructions to be followed by a game player during game play. 
   
   
       19 . The game apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the question die includes numbered sides corresponding to questions on the plurality of answer cards, the question die and the numbered die being a single die.